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by wdr1 13y ago
> which effectively mandated that all smart phones sold in the EU use micro USB for power The very Wikipedia article you linked to contradicts this statement: "compliance is voluntary"
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by wdr1 13y ago
> This should be fixed the old-fashioned way: By cutting off teh flow of money at the source. When clients are caught directly or indirectly using sock-puppetry and astroturfing on Wikipedia, banners should be added to the affected pages
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by wdr1 13y ago
> It should be noted that healthcare.gov might be the highest traffic website launch in the history of the internet. With millions of visitors on day one, I certainly can't think of one that would even compare. I can think of two th
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by wdr1 13y ago
> on the frequent flyer forums Out of curiosity, which forum?
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by wdr1 13y ago
Honestly, when it did become so evil to give honest, practical advice to the middle class? The wealthy have been sufficiently vilified that we now have to crucify those not born into money, bu starting to do okay? This was a very reasonable
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by wdr1 13y ago
> The only thing that matters about your coworkers––the only thing––is if, after the year's over or the project's done, you'd work with them again. I'd agree that's an important aspect, even a very important aspe
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by wdr1 13y ago
> Never do that. When firing someone in an at-will state, just do it and explain nothing. Explanations can easily lead to lawsuits. It's just not worth the risk. Explain nothing? It may not be worth the risk, but it's a pretty
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by wdr1 13y ago
You can't expect Google to develop for every niche platform, such as Windows Phone, Blackberry, etc. Heck, isn't this Microsoft's own point of view? Or do they have plans to write Office for Linux?
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by wdr1 13y ago
Interesting none of these would apply to Congressional interns who are also unpaid, as well as those in the White House. I wonder when the government will get around to investigating themselves?
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by wdr1 13y ago
> That kind of zero-skilled, follow-the-instructions work is going fully robotic, much more quickly than people realize. Amazon themselves are investing heavily in robotics. Exactly. This is what worries me about the attempt to bring uns
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by wdr1 13y ago
> People may not realize it yet, but the recession is over. - Median wages are still down from 2009[1] - Compared to 2000, national unemployment is still up significantly . [2] The reason so many people may not realize it yet is for the
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by wdr1 13y ago
Having worked at Ticketmaster for a few years, the first thing that came to mind was the similarities in automated ticket-buying bots. Thing is, is there really that much of an arbitrage opportunity with restaurant reservations? Is there a
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by wdr1 13y ago
I suspect the arrangement is he ceases to disseminate any new information during his stay in Russia. This avoids any undue tension in the US-Russian relations. Once he's left Russia, I suspect he'll be able to continue his activi
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by wdr1 13y ago
> In travel, for example, you have the GDS companies (Sabre, Amadeus, etc.), ITA, and Expedia. Everybody else -- literally, everybody else -- layers on top of one these systems. I thought Southwest was known for having their own system.
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by wdr1 13y ago
> I have friends in almost all big companies and I discuss them about these issues a lot. Almost all of them agree that they are in a similar situation. As you get older, you'll find there's a stark difference between first &am
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by wdr1 13y ago
> if you told a Los Angelan your commute to work was 45 minutes each way, they would say "that's pretty good." Malarkey. I live in LA & I don't know a single person who would say that.
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by wdr1 13y ago
Yet, I bet every Democratic Senator still takes that deduction. So if they feel what Apple is doing is "legal, but immoral", tell me, if these Senators believe the mortgage deduction is "legal, but immoral", why do they continue to exploit
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by wdr1 13y ago
> intentionally evades taxes, almost to a cowardly degree in fact. To a "cowardly" degree? What does that even mean? This tech witchhunt over companies not paying optional taxes is getting pretty crazy. How long before it becomes "cow
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by wdr1 13y ago
A service fee? So... the government is Ticketmaster?
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by wdr1 13y ago
> Containers have been more important for globalisation than freer trade Why did you editorialize the title? The Economist article doesn't say that. It does state "In fact, new research suggests that the container has been more of a dr
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by wdr1 13y ago
You need to factor in different lifestyles as well. In more rural areas, you spend significantly more time in your home. Partly because it's nicer, partly because they're fewer choices. In a place like Manhattan, it's not uncommon for yo
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by wdr1 13y ago
I would not recommend Kaiser. I herniated a disc in my back, fairly severely, 6 weeks ago. I've seen 5 doctors & a physical therapist so far & have yet to get the treatment several have said I need. For the past 6 weeks I've been
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by wdr1 14y ago
This is true by my experience. I went online last night to buy a replacement garden hose. Was surprised Amazon was down. After confirming it wasn't just me (thanks isitdownforeveryoneorjustme.com), I gave up and ordered it this morning.
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by wdr1 14y ago
> What? Is it because they're a multinational and not a startup? Hang on. Dove is owned by Unilever, a company that also owns Axe body spray. What kind of ads does Axe run? Well, here's a few: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tWZB7
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by wdr1 14y ago
> Very few of the Austrians and Chicago types seem to admit to being wrong... You either don't know what you're talking about or are just making hand-wavy generalizations and hoping nobody calls bs on your bs. Both Hayek and Friedman h
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by wdr1 14y ago
> I've always felt the real benefit of being on Shark Tank is the amazing publicity that the show offers, no matter whether or not a deal is obtained. That's probably why the producers of the show get a 5% equity, no matter whether or n
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by wdr1 14y ago
> Nixon didn't exactly end it overnight Wars never end overnight.
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by wdr1 14y ago
Rooster sauce is somewhat common in my neck of the woods (Los Angeles). At the very least, everyone would know what you're talking about. That said, most people I know just call it by it's name, Sriracha.
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by wdr1 14y ago
Meteors have wiped out 90+% of the planet's life on several occasions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_ex... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian-Triassic_extinction_eve... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretace
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by wdr1 14y ago
Whoever green-lit this at Microsoft should be fired.

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